There are 11 ways to get from Sofia to Spain by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane SOF - PMI
5h 32m€53–170Fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SOF - BCN
6h 8m€36–146Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
31h 20m€268–413Drive 2,300.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Barcelonacar 2,300.2 km
23h 32m€362–523Fly to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane SOF - VLC
6h 8m€55–176Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SOF - MAD
6h 29m€50–177Fly to Málaga Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane SOF - AGP
6h 33m€49–156Fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SOF - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
7h 35m€56–145Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Barcelonabus
36h 28m€110–150Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
43h 45mDrive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Barcelonacar
24h 57m€461–659
Sofia to Spain by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Spain is to fly which costs €45 - €160 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs €50 - €170.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia and arriving at Barcelona. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 36h 28m.
The distance between Sofia and Spain is 1786 km. The road distance is 2300.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Spain without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 20m and costs €260 - €420.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Sofia to Spain, including transfers.
Sofia to Spain bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Sofia station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs €50 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €150 and takes 36h 28m.
Sofia to Spain bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Barcelona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Spain is 2300 km. It takes approximately 23h 32m to drive from Sofia to Spain.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Spain?
Wizz Air, Ryanair, and Bulgaria Air fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) once daily. Alternatively, Yubim operates a bus from Sofia to Barcelona twice a week. Tickets cost €110–150 and the journey takes 36h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–85
Flights from Sofia Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Málaga Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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